Re: Stupid package installer wanted: uppity robots need not apply

[Dale Amon <amon@vnl.com>]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 12:09:17PM -0500, Burton Windle wrote:
> dpkg?
> 
> dpkg -i filename.deb

Not even close. For instance:

	PKGLIST="modutils- another+ another2+"
	apt-get -y install $PKGLIST

will fail. If you you do it at the lower level:

	PKGLIST1="modutils"
	for $pkg in $PKGLIST1; do
	  dpkg --purge $pkg < yes
	done
	PKGLIST2="another.deb another2.deb"
	for $pkg in $PKGLIST1; do
	  dpkg --install $pkg < yes
	done

will also fail to remove modutils.

I've just been chatting with BDale and he suggested
I talk to people on debian-boot as there actually
is no current good hands-off option.

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